Título: Fuzz and Fur - Japan'S Costumed Characters
Autor: Edward Harrison
Sinopse: With 'Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters', Edward and John Harrison delve into another bizarre and cute niche of Japanese popular culture by interviewing and photographing the men and women that create a niche in the phenomenon of kigurumi, which roughly means "dressing up as a stuffed toy". While adoration for mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, this pastime has created a new marketing tool for local government institutions: yuru-kyara. Roughly translated as "amateur characters", yuru-kyara are costumes based on local attractions and points of interest that help define any given area. Through a strange amalgam of hometown pride and cost-saving measures, municipalities often tap their citizens to design the characters. The same citizen enthusiasts also convene yuru-kyara conventions of their own, and give life to another aspect ofJapan’s enigmatic, yet utterly captivating, visual culture. Acabamento: Hardcover. Peso: 161g. Dimensões: 23 x 16 x 1.
Contexto da obra
Dentro do catálogo, este livro pode ser situado a partir do tema, da autoria e da proposta editorial. “Fuzz and Fur – Japan’S Costumed Characters”, de Edward Harrison, publicado pela editora Mark Batty Publisher, em 2011 e com 144 páginas, integra a categoria Desenho e Arte Decorativa. Esse enquadramento pode tornar mais clara a proposta do livro e o tipo de interesse que ele costuma despertar.
Editora: Mark Batty Publisher
Páginas: 144
Ano: 2011
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Linguagem: Inglês
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9781935613121
